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Amazon Has Some Absolutely Wild Deals Going on Right Now

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It can be tricky keeping up to date with the best deals and trends on Amazon. Sometimes there’s a great sale on bedsheets, other times you have to settle for, like, five percent off a $1,000 dehumidifier that it seems like no sane person would have a use for?

There’s a lot of crap when you’re buying stuff online, is what I’m saying, so we try to make it easier to find the best, coolest things to buy every week, and we try to find the best possible prices too.

This week, our sleuthing on Amazon has unearthed a seriously cheap, powerful vacuum cleaner that will put your Dyson to shame, yet another ingenious phone charging solution, and the one knife you’ll ever need for cooking again. Yep, you only need one knife. Here are the best deals available on Amazon this week, along with why you should get excited for them.

Waterfly Waist Bag

What is it? It’s a fanny pack, ahem, a waist bag.

Why Should I Buy it? Fanny packs, ahem, waist bags, are seriously in right now. Ever wanted some more pocket space without lugging an actual huge back around? A triumph of form and function.

Waterfly Waist Bag

Anker 2-Pack Upgraded PowerIQ Chargers

What is it? Two chargers with two USB ports each. That’s simultaneous charging for four devices!

Why Should I Buy it? I’ve said it before, I’ll say it gain: Anker rules, and its PowerIQ technology guarantees the fastest charge around.

Anker 2-Pack Upgraded PowerIQ Chargers

eufy HomeVac Lightweight Cordless Vacuum Cleaner

What is it? Anker’s home goods brand “eufy”, like its parent brand, offers modern takes on everyday items that work just as good as things three times the price.

Why Should I Buy it? Because at less than $100, it puts most other much more expensive vacuums to shame.

eufy HomeVac Lightweight Cordless Vacuum Cleaner

Xbox One Play and Charge Kit

What is it? A kit for the Xbox One controller — objectively the greatest video game controller of all time — that makes hunting for fresh AA batteries a thing of the past.

Why Should I Buy it? It practically guarantees you’ll never be caught out by a “low battery” alert again.

Xbox One Play and Charge Kit

Victorinox Fibrox Pro Chef's Knife

What is it? The dirty secret among professional cooks and people who make steak once a month alike is that you don’t need a massive, fancypants knife set.

Why Should I Buy it? One good, quality, shar chef’s knife is all you really need. Why not invest in one of the best around?

Victorinox Fibrox Pro Chef's Knife

Mercer Culinary Millennia Chef's Knife

What is it? A cheaper, no less essential chef’s knife

Why Should I Buy it? More than 2,000 5-star reviews can’t be wrong, and the price alone is worth it, even nif you already got the Fibrox knife.

Mercer Culinary Millennia Chef's Knife

Braun Ultimate Hair Clipper and Beard Trimmer

What is it? The only kit any human with any amount of hair will ever need again.

Why Should I Buy it? This thing works more efficiently and just plain better than trimmers and shavers I’ve used that cost triple figures.

Braun Ultimate Hair Clipper and Beard Trimmer

*Hereditary*

What is it? The best, scariest horror movie of the year.

Why Should I Buy it? Because you’re missing out on the best, scariest horror movie of the year.

*Hereditary*

OXO Good Grips POP Container

What is it? A kitchen essential that will keep cereal, grains, snacks, chips, you name it, fresh for months.

Why Should I Buy it? Because use-by dates are a scam and you don’t have time to eat a whole box of cereal in the span of three days before it goes stale in the box.

OXO Good Grips POP Container

Taotronics Bluetooth headphones

What is it? Good, loud wireless headphones that give the Apple AirPods a run for their money.

Why Should I Buy it? At 52 percent off, you’re not gonna see a bigger discount on some high-quality ‘phones for a long, long time.

Taotronics Bluetooth headphones

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